Railroads & Inventions
What invention helped send messages quickly over long distances using wires?
What is the telegraph?
What is industrialization?
The growth of factories and machines to make goods.
What major war ended in 1865?
The Civil War
What does “rebuilding” mean?
Fixing and improving something that was damaged.
What was Reconstruction?
The time after the Civil War when the U.S. worked to rebuild and fix the country.
What invention uses electricity to give light?
What is the light bulb?
Where did many people work during industrialization?
In factories.
Which side won the Civil War?
The Union (The North)
What part of the country needed rebuilding after the Civil War?
The South.
What is an amendment?
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What invention made it faster to separate cotton seeds?
What is the cotton gin?
What power source was commonly used in early factories?
Steam Power
What was the South like after the Civil War?
It was damaged and needed rebuilding.
What were some things that needed to be rebuilt?
Homes, railroads, farms, and cities.
Which amendment ended slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment?
How did railroads help the United States grow?
They helped people and goods travel faster across the country.
Why did people move to cities during industrialization?
What happened to slavery after the Civil War?
It ended.
What was one challenge people in the South faced?
Poverty or lack of resources.
Which amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.?
What is the 14th Amendment?
Why was the telegraph important?
It allowed people to communicate quickly over long distances.
Name one problem caused by industrialization.
Pollution, crowded cities, or unsafe working conditions.
What was a big challenge the country faced after the war?
Rebuilding the nation and bringing the North and South together.
Why was rebuilding the South difficult?
There was a lot of damage and not enough money or resources.
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
What is the 15th Amendment?